2. ...But fewer are undocumented. The number of unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. hit a seven-year low in 2014, according to the nonpartisan Pew Research Center. An estimated 11.1 million immigrants were living in the U.S. illegally in 2014, down from an all-time high of 12.2 million in 2007.

3. They settle mostly in coastal states. States with the highest percentage of foreign-born residents in 2014 were California (27%), New York (22.6%), New Jersey (21.7%), Florida (20%) and Nevada (19.3%), according to the Pew.

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Alvarado Street, a major Latino gathering spot in Los Angeles, saw many businesses closed on 'A Day without Immigrants'. Jefferson Graham reports.

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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are expressing bafflement and dismay after President Donald Trump asked a black reporter to set up a meeting with them. (Feb. 16)
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5. But they don't make as much money on average as native-born Americans. Foreign-born workers' median weekly wages were $681 in 2015, about 18.6% less than native-born American workers, according to BLS.

6. Immigrants are only slightly below native-born on poverty rates. About 17.7% of foreign-born residents lived below the poverty line in 2014, compared with 14.5% of U.S.-born residents, according to Pew.

7. Women immigrants are less likely to work than women born in the U.S. Of foreign-born workers in 2015, about 58.3% were men, according to BLS. Of native-born workers, 52.2% were men.

8. Almost half are Latinos. Latinos make up 48.8% of the foreign-born workforce, while 24.1% is Asian, 16.8% are white and 9.2% are black, according to BLS.